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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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AC 2012-4679: MUTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES: MECHATRONICSCAPSTONE COURSE PROJECTS-BASED ON SCRUMDr. Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Martin Edin Grimheden currently holds a position as Associate Professor at KTH and is the Director of Mechatronics Education at KTH. Page 25.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Mutual learning experiences – mechatronics capstone course projects based on Scrum1. IntroductionThe Mechatronics capstone course has been given at KTH Royal institute of Technologysince early 1980s. The 2011 instance of the

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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AC 2012-4775: DEVELOPING STEM-PRENEUR THROUGH ENGINEER-ING INNOVATION HANDS-ON PROJECTSDr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Kai Jin is an Associate Professor and Interim Chair in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Her current research interests include STEM education, green product and sustainable manufacturing, life cycle assessment, decision-making support systems, and sus- tainability assessment. This paper is based on her funded project from HP STEM catalyst initiative.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Hua Li is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. His

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mitchell A. Landess, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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serves as the primary point of contact for external organizations who wish to engage Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology through the Rose-Hulman Ventures (RHV) program. Landess is responsible for the business development function at RHV; initiating new client relationships, negotiat- ing engineering contracts, and directing programs of projects where teams of faculty members, project managers, engineers, technicians, and interns develop new products for RHV clients. Landess earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has 16 years of work experience. Landess’s industrial background is alternative fuel gasification, cryo- genic air separation, and power

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

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Member Council (CMC) Special Interest Group (SIG) on International Engineering Education and is currently Co-chair of that SIG. Jacobs is presently in his second term on both the ASEE CMC Executive Committee and the ASEE Projects Board and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the ASEE CMC. He also serves on the ASEE Journal of Engineering Education Advisory Board and was a contributor to ASEE’s ”Advancing the Scholarship of Engineering Education: A Year of Dialogue.” Jacobs was previously a member of the ASEE International Strategic Planning Task Force, the Interna- tional Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) Executive Committee, and General Motors’ Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Institute. Current efforts in sustainable knowledge transfer are focused in the planning, design, and construction of a Polytechnic school in rural East Africa (Sam, Tanzania). The project is a collaboration of the people of Sam (Headed by the Catholic Diocese), Cal Poly SLO (headed by Baltimore), NGO (the Mbesese Initiative), and industry (Arup Los Angeles).Dr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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AC 2012-4112: SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS: CREATIONAND ASSESSMENTDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engi- neering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. Pearson Weatherton has served (and continues to serve) as PI or Co- PI on several projects funded by the National Science Foundation, including ”Engineering Sustainable Engineers,” which is the focus of this paper.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Pope; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A&T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University

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Davidson County Community College (DCCC) for the purpose ofestablishing state-of-the-art IT data center research and experience-based learning labs.The long-term goal of this project is to improve data center management techniques for betterinformation availability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency. Several additional projects haveemerged and are reported in this paper. The broader impact of this project includes developmentof advanced IT skills in the Triad workforce. This project has enhanced learning outcomes ofenterprise computing technology students at NCA&T, area community colleges, and highschools by engaging students in applied research and providing hands-on experienced-basedlearning. Additionally, the authors expect

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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engineeringprofession while introducing students to the NAE Grand Challenges7. Laboratory sessionsconcentrate on applications of the lecture topics through individual and team-based assignmentsand small projects as related to two team-based major design projects. Page 25.645.8The major design projects consist of a five-week, team-building project and an eight-week open-ended design project. Students are assigned to teams based on their individual interests,backgrounds and talents so as to create parity across all teams. Although students are given theopportunity to change teams between projects, nearly all teams remain the same throughout thecourse. Both of the

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo; Daniel Burklo, Northwest State Community College; Nadeane D. Howard, University of Toledo; Marcia A King-Blandford, University of Toledo

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annual programming dollars. Prior to her work in energy, Howard was Assistant Director of ODOD’s Economic Development Division, which directed all statewide busi- ness retention, expansion, and attraction projects. Howard’s professional background also includes work in technology-based economic development as Vice President of the Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) in Toledo, Ohio. At the RGP, she structured Northwest Ohio’s Entrepreneurial Signature Program, cre- ating an organization known as Rocket Ventures, which received $15 million in state funding as well as roughly $7.5 million in private funding to provide a supportive business services environment and pre- seed capital to grow young technology-based

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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teams in capital projects. This knowledge not only supports the selection of successfultactics for use in future projects, but also provides key information to rethink tactics that are notbeing widely diffused.Establishing a benchmark of the current status of sustainability-related construction innovationsis important not only for understanding which companies are using what practices and technolo-gies, but also why they are choosing to use them and how to design future practices and technol-ogies to be more successful. Benchmarking is a continuous process of measuring products, ser-vices, and practices against the toughest competitors or those recognized as industry leaders1.Benchmarking in the U.S. construction industry is usually conducted

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University; Eric M. Lui, Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, Syracuse University

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real andpractical ways through university-industry partnerships and networks. The result is a uniqueprogram that engages American and Middle Eastern civil engineering students to work togetherin a summer internship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai ContractingCompany (DCC). Through a combination of learning and discussion sessions at corporateheadquarters, hands-on experience on actual project sites, and visits to architectural/engineeringfirms and fabrication/machine shops, students learn the detailed workings of the contracting andconstruction industry in Dubai and the region. During this time, American and Middle Easternstudents also work collaboratively on team projects. By working, learning and living side-by-sidewith

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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expert in structural design, analysis, and forensic engineering. Most recently, he created and installed the first off-campus graduate degree program, the multidisciplinary master’s of science in engineering, with Gulfstream in 2010. As Associate Dean, Ladesic is responsible for a variety of tasks related to increasing the role of industry in education and research, growing fac- ulty applied research, facilitating faculty industry experiences, developing and marketing industry-related graduate programs, and enabling industry-based research projects for students. This position enables the College of Engineering’s ability in research and professional development and enhanced participation in the Embry-Riddle Aerospace

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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industry-academia collaboration on many fronts. It was inspired by a round tablediscussion, where engineering graduates of Region’s colleges have suggested ways to startdeveloping viable and enduring connections between local industries and the academicinstitutions of the Arab Gulf States. Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort areoutlined. In particular, activities (plans, and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gapbetween academia and industries are described. Training, capstone courses, consulting by facultyand joint research projects, aimed at serving the interest of both parties (academia & theindustrial partners) are also addressed. The paper sheds light on: the mission, the nature, andrelevant benchmarks of

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Chet Boncek Jr., Raytheon

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imperative. As a result of the U.S. Census Bureau projections showing a steady decline in the White population (from 81% in 2000 to 72.1% in 2050) and a correspondingly slight increase in the African American population (from 12.7% in 2000 to 14.6% in 2050), and a large increase in the Hispanic population (from 12.6% in 2000 to 24.4% in 2050)1, relative to the near term projections in the Labor Force Growth, 2000-2010 graph below, it is clear that the science and engineering workforce of the future must come from the ranks of currently under-represented minority groups. Labor Force Growth, 2000-2010 36 37 40

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; Barbra Steinhurst, Bucknell University

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courses.Integral to this process is an exceptionally active and motivated Advisory Committee made up ofalumni from a variety of engineering disciplines and graduation years. These industry partnerswork not only to help raise funds to endow the program but also meet regularly with the studentsto mentor and inspire. The students and alumni share multiple meals a year together on campusand the students have been invited to visit partner offices and project sites. In exchange for thestudents’ participation in the ESA activities, the industry partners will facilitate internship andprofessional development activities in the third and fourth years of the students’ engineeringprogram. When the students in the ESA program graduate, the Advisory Committee

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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enhanced using theextended EPS research team as resources with expertise. The extended team includes theinterview team and the external project evaluator, as well as other researchers working on EPS.In addition to reviewing the questions with the extended research team, the interview teampiloted questions with graduate students and working ECPs of similar age as the samplepopulation (between 25-26 years old). The questions were revised and improved during multiplerounds of pilot testing. The final interview protocol probed the ECPs’ past and presentexperiences and future plans. For example, the ECPs were asked if they are currently doing whatthey thought they would be doing as an undergraduate.Participants As previously mentioned, the participants